Womack v. Nettles
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Fifth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Helena; Joseph L. Golsan, Judge. Action by' John R. Womack against William M. Nettles to contest the promulgated result of a primary election for the office of sheriff. From a judgment of dismissal, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
This is^a contest of the promulgated result of a primary election held January 15 of the present year under Act 97 of 1922, for the office of sheriff of the parish of St. Helena.
The plaintiff, Womack, and the defendant, Nettles, were rival candidates for said office in said primary, and the result as promulgated and certified to the secretary- of state showed that, the defendant had received 496 votes and the plaintiff 455, throughout the whole parish.
The plaintiff alleges that, notwithstanding the declared result, he received a majority of 13 votes of the legal votes cast and should be…
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